Janus: Records of the Cambridge University Athletic Club

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SOC.XVIII	Records of the Cambridge University Athletic Club
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SOC.XXII	Records of the Cambridge University Madrigal Society
SOC.XXIII.1	Lists of Cambridge University Hockey Club teams for Varsity matches, 1890-1987 and results, 1890-1990; with a brief Club history
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Records of the Cambridge University Athletic Club

Title	Records of the Cambridge University Athletic Club
Reference	GBR/0265/SOC.XVIII
Creator	Cambridge University Athletic Club
Covering Dates	1857–2005
Extent and Medium	3 metres; paper and photograph
Repository	Cambridge University Archives

Content and context

Inter-collegiate athletic competition began in 1857. The Club was founded in 1863. The first inter-university match took place in 1864.

The records comprise minutes, photographs and results albums. They also include records of the Alverstone and Achilles Clubs, assembled mainly by the Senior Treasurer.

The records were transferred to the University Archives as a permanent loan by Dr C. Thorne, St Catharine's College, Senior Treasurer, on 21 Aug. and 26 Sept. 2002. From the same source, SOC.XVIII.4.3.1 was transferred on 8 January 2003; SOC.XVIII.6.1 (addnl) and 6.5 on 16 March 2005; SOC.XVIII.2.24 and 4.2 (addnl) on 24 January 2007; and SOC.XVIII.4.1.71-3 and 6.7.1 on 24 November 2010. SOC.XVIII.6.6 and SOC.XVIII.7 were presented to the University Archives by Dr P.S. Smith on 29 April 2010.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Archives, Records of the Cambridge University Athletic Club, SOC.XVIII

Further information

The online catalogue for Janus was prepared in January 2004 and emended in March 2005, February 2007, January 2008, May 2010 and January 2011.

Index Terms

Athletics

Clubs

Sport

Cambridge University Athletic Club

University/SOC.XVIII contains:

SOC.XVIII.1

Committee minutes, signed.
7 volumes; paper.

1925–1999

SOC.XVIII.2

Results albums.
23 volumes, 1 lever arch file; paper; The bindings of volumes 12-17 are broken and loose..

1857–2003

SOC.XVIII.3

Press cuttings recording competition results, stuck into notebook.
1 volume; paper.

Nov. 1934-Mar. 1939

SOC.XVIII.4

Photographs.
1 album, 113 loose photographs; photographic prints.

1872–2002

SOC.XVIII.5

Alverstone Club minutes, signed.
Creator: Alverstone Club.
2 volumes; paper.

1920–1969

SOC.XVIII.6

Achilles Club records.
Creator: Achilles Club.
6 envelopes, 1 print; paper; photograph.

1926–2005

SOC.XVIII.7

Meet programmes. Several are annotated with results. Include programme of Hare and Hounds race, Oxford versus Cambridge, 1947.
5 items.

1947–1948